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Jacques Poitrenaud(1922-2005)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Jacques Poitrenaud was born on 22 May 1922 in Lille, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for La tête du client (1965), Stranger from Hong-Kong (1963) and Le canard en fer blanc (1967). He died on 2 April 2005 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.
BornMay 22, 1922
DiedApril 2, 2005(82)
BornMay 22, 1922
DiedApril 2, 2005(82)
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Known for

La tête du client (1965)
La tête du client
5.3
  • Director
  • 1965
Stranger from Hong-Kong (1963)
Stranger from Hong-Kong
5.5
  • Director
  • 1963
Le canard en fer blanc (1967)
Le canard en fer blanc
6.3
  • Director
  • 1967
Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972)
Mendiants et Orgueilleux
7.5
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994)
    De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991
    7.3
    Video
    • Director (segment "L'herbe tendre")
    • 1994
  • Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972)
    Mendiants et Orgueilleux
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? (1971)
    Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles?
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Jane Fonda in Chroniques de France (1964)
    Chroniques de France
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director (segment "Michel Simon")
    • 1969
  • Marie Dubois and Michel Simon in The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968)
    The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Le canard en fer blanc (1967)
    Le canard en fer blanc
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1967
  • An Ace and Four Queens (1966)
    An Ace and Four Queens
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • La tête du client (1965)
    La tête du client
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Louis de Funès in A Funny Boss (1964)
    A Funny Boss
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Du grabuge chez les veuves (1964)
    Du grabuge chez les veuves
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Stranger from Hong-Kong (1963)
    Stranger from Hong-Kong
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Sweet Skin (1963)
    Sweet Skin
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Tales of Paris (1962)
    Tales of Paris
    6.1
    • Director (segment "Ella")
    • 1962
  • Les amours de Paris (1961)
    Les amours de Paris
    • Director
    • 1961
  • La revenante
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, and Annette Stroyberg in Blood and Roses (1960)
    Blood and Roses
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Brigitte Bardot in Come Dance with Me! (1959)
    Come Dance with Me!
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    6.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1959
  • Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, and Jacqueline Sassard in Three Murderesses (1959)
    Three Murderesses
    6.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1959
  • Clara et les méchants (1958)
    Clara et les méchants
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Life as a Couple (1958)
    Life as a Couple
    6.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1958
  • Le naïf aux 40 enfants (1957)
    Le naïf aux 40 enfants
    5.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1957
  • Brigitte Bardot in The Parisian (1957)
    The Parisian
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • No Sun in Venice (1957)
    No Sun in Venice
    5.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1957
  • Mitsou (1956)
    Mitsou
    5.6
    • first assistant director (as J. Poitrenaud)
    • 1956
  • Lorsque l'enfant paraît (1956)
    Lorsque l'enfant paraît
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • C'est arrivé à Aden... (1956)
    C'est arrivé à Aden...
    5.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1956
  • Brigitte Bardot in Naughty Girl (1956)
    Naughty Girl
    5.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1956
  • Impasse des vertus (1955)
    Impasse des vertus
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Le sorcier du ciel (1949)
    Le sorcier du ciel
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1949

Actor

  • Chaos (2001)
    Chaos
    7.0
    • Le collègue de Paul #2
    • 2001
  • The Green Planet (1996)
    The Green Planet
    7.1
    • L'homme aux pieds nus
    • 1996
  • Trapped in a Night Train (1994)
    Trapped in a Night Train
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Six crimes sans assassin (1990)
    Six crimes sans assassin
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Le commissaire du 12ème
    • 1990
  • Daniel Auteuil and Firmine Richard in Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)
    Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed
    6.8
    • Fonctionnaire 1
    • 1989
  • Deborra-Lee Furness in A Matter of Convenience (1988)
    Sentiments
    4.6
    TV Series
    • 1987
  • Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987)
    Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers
    6.5
    • Le patron du bistrot
    • 1987
  • 'Round Midnight (1986)
    'Round Midnight
    7.4
    • 1986
  • Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier, and Roland Giraud in Three Men and a Cradle (1985)
    Three Men and a Cradle
    6.6
    • Le premier flic
    • 1985
  • A Sunday in the Country (1984)
    A Sunday in the Country
    7.4
    • Hector (Patron guinguette)
    • 1984
  • Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! (1982)
    Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
    5.8
    • Le directeur de production
    • 1982
  • Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981)
    Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed
    6.8
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • J. Poitrenaud
  • Born
    • May 22, 1922
    • Lille, France
  • Died
    • April 2, 2005
    • Poissy, Yvelines, France
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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